Oct. 19, 2012 —
ASHLAND — Two defendants charged recently in federal court with trafficking in oxycodone in Boyd and Rowan counties both will enter guilty pleas.
Phillip J. Spurlock’s attorney, Richard Hughes, last week moved that his client be rearraigned for the purpose of changing his plea from not guilty to guilty.
On Monday, Michael Curtis, who represents Spurlock’s co-defendant, Ashley Schoch, did likewise for his client.
The two will be rearraigned Nov. 2 before U.S. District Judge David L. Bunning.
Spurlock and Schoch were charged in a federal indictment returned in April, but not unsealed until August. Both were charged with conspiracy to distribute oxycodone, distribution of oxycodone and aiding and abetting in the distribution of the drug.
The indictment alleges that between July 2010 and April 5 of this year, Schoch and Spurlock “did conspire together and with others” to illegally distribute oxycodone.
Specifically, the indictment alleges Schoch distributed pills in Boyd County on July 7, 2010, and Sept. 8, 2010, and both defendants, “aided and abetted by one another,” sold oxycodone in Rowan County on April 22, 2011.
Both defendants could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison. However, application of federal sentencing guidelines likely will result in them receiving far lesser terms.
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